Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.9
E
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
183
74
66
368
392
277
355
355
295
214
229
145
127
139
98
80
66
59
59
56
58
60
67
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:26AM2.05m
12:48PM1.84m
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
2:32AM1.93m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.17m
6:46AM0.33m
7:05PM0.26m
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
8:55AM0.40m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:44
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
5
6
3
8
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
11
10
9
11
9
5
10
12
12
15
16
15
14
12
13
13
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.3
NE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.1
SE
11
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
50
9
45
66
238
272
225
233
239
233
5
179
145
2
2
4
8
66
59
59
56
58
60
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
10
2
31
28
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
5
2
2
6
8
6
7
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
1
9
7
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
2
6
3
2
1
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
6
1.9
E
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
44
183
74
368
392
277
355
355
295
214
229
127
139
98
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
53
69
59
97
14
14
3
7
3
7
3
0
0
3
60
60
82
59
59
59
59
12
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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